Decorating Easter Eggs: How to Boil and Hollow Out an Egg, And Make Your Own Dye

Prepping Easter Eggs for Decorating and Making Easter Egg Dye

The perfectly decorated Easter egg begins with the egg. Two of the most popular ways to decorate eggs begins with either a boiled egg or hollowed out egg. Getting your eggs boiled and hollowed out is a simple process and we have some tips for you below. We’re also sharing how to make homemade Easter Egg dye using natural ingredients and a few ideas to decorate your eggs!

Boiling the egg

To avoid rubbery eggs do not cook eggs in boiling water. Instead, boil the water and remove the pan from the stove. Submerge the eggs in the hot, boiled water for 15-17 minutes.

Hollowing out the egg

To hollow out an egg simply wash and dry your eggs. Then taking a thin needle, carefully poke a hole in each end of your egg. Cover the holes and shake the egg. Place your egg over a bowl or other container and gently blow into one of the holes in your egg. The egg white and yolk should make its way out of the other hole. Once the insides have been blown out wash and dry your egg again. Some eggs are easier to hollow than others. It will take patience and although more fragile, a hollowed out egg can be decorated and kept for many years to come depending upon how it is stored.

• Ribbons – take leftover ribbons and glue them to your egg in the desired colors and patterns (hollowed eggs)
• Glitter – spread your hollowed out egg with a thin layer of glue and then roll the egg around in glitter (superfine glitter will give your egg a sugared look)
• Lace – using the same principle as the ribbons decorate your egg (hollowed eggs)
• Sponge Paint – dig out your sponges and craft paint to create an original design
• Stickers – let the kids decorate using their favorite stickers
• Crayons – with a parent’s help color on a warm egg
• Mosaic – be creative and glue pieces of tissue paper, small pasta pieces or shells to your egg.

If you decide to stick to simply dyeing your Easter Eggs, here are some options to make homemade Easter Egg dye.

How to Make Easter Egg Dye

The traditional and most common way of decorating Easter Eggs is to dye them a color. You can either buy store-bought dyeing kits or make your own dyes at home using natural ingredients such as food coloring, juices, fruits and vegetables.

Before dyeing eggs, fun designs and shapes can be drawn on the eggs with a crayon or piece of wax. Draw the design first then dye the egg.

Easter Egg Dyes Made from Juices, Fruit and Vegetables

Dye your eggs in boiling water, with vinegar and the item used to create the desired color, boiling both eggs and dye items together. Don’t forget to compost your dye items when you are finished dyeing your eggs.